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Cellular zinc homeostasis is controlled by the coordinated interactions among metallothioneins (MT), Zrt- and Irt-like proteins (ZIP), and Zn transporters (ZnT). The two zinc transporter families, ZIP and ZnT delicately control the cytosolic movement of zinc; MTs bind to zinc to reserve, buffer, and chelate [11].
